diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue377/query-issue377.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue377/query-issue377.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4722e4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue377/query-issue377.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue377
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=377
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 11th May 2013
+ */
+
+drop dataverse TinySocial if exists;
+create dataverse TinySocial;
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+create type TwitterUserType as open {
+        screen-name: string
+}
+
+create type TweetMessageType as open {
+        tweetid: string
+}
+
+create type FacebookUserType as open {
+        id: int32
+}
+
+create type FacebookMessageType as open {
+        message-id: int32
+}
+
+create dataset FacebookUsers(FacebookUserType)
+primary key id;
+
+create dataset FacebookMessages(FacebookMessageType)
+primary key message-id;
+
+create dataset TwitterUsers(TwitterUserType)
+primary key screen-name;
+
+create dataset TweetMessages(TweetMessageType)
+primary key tweetid
+hints(cardinality=100); 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue377/query-issue377.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue377/query-issue377.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d6c5ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue377/query-issue377.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue377
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=377
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 11th May 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+load dataset FacebookUsers using localfs
+(("path"="nc1://data/fbu-dml-insert-shuffled.adm"),("format"="adm"));
+
+load dataset TweetMessages using localfs
+(("path"="nc1://data/twitter/tw_messages.adm"),("format"="adm"));
+
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue377/query-issue377.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue377/query-issue377.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81d6cf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue377/query-issue377.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue377
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=377
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 11th May 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+set simfunction "edit-distance";
+set simthreshold "3";
+
+for $fbu in dataset FacebookUsers
+return {
+    "id": $fbu.id,
+    "name": $fbu.name,
+    "similar-users": for $t in dataset TweetMessages
+                        let $tu := $t.user
+                        where $tu.name ~= $fbu.name
+                        return {
+                        "twitter-screenname": $tu.screen-name,
+                        "twitter-name": $tu.name
+                        }
+};
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diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue377/query-issue377.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue377/query-issue377.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3bb80f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue377/query-issue377.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ "id": 9142198, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "SherryFea" }
+{ "id": 9313492, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "TeraWolfe" }
+{ "id": 9478720, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "AngeliaKettlewell" }
+{ "id": 10001080, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "GarrettBode" }
+{ "id": 10179538, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "OrlandoBaxter" }
+{ "id": 10307032, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "QuentinSauter" }
+{ "id": 10394488, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "OswaldRay" }
+{ "id": 10423588, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "ShirleneRuch" }
+{ "id": 10495420, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "WendyMcloskey" }
+{ "id": 11307946, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "HelgaStough" }
+{ "id": 11447332, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "SherisseMaugham" }
+{ "id": 11570326, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "LindenFilby" }
+{ "id": 11951098, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "TeraByers" }
+{ "id": 11954992, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "CaitlinLangston" }
+{ "id": 9510451, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "ChuckFinck" }
+{ "id": 9594523, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "TamWillcox" }
+{ "id": 9629395, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "JuliusWire" }
+{ "id": 9988417, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "ColineLane" }
+{ "id": 10272571, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "JarrettGoldvogel" }
+{ "id": 10361965, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "ArlenFlick" }
+{ "id": 10498285, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "KileyBridger" }
+{ "id": 10733617, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "LeonardoKight" }
+{ "id": 10874791, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "HaydeeGarratt" }
+{ "id": 10957867, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "ZachOppenheimer" }
+{ "id": 11061631, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "MaxeneKellogg" }
+{ "id": 11068231, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "DinahSwink" }
+{ "id": 11140213, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "MontgomeryWhittier" }
+{ "id": 11381089, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "EarleneAmmons" }
+{ "id": 11675221, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "CalantheGearhart" }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
index 5842563..91624dd 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
@@ -2721,6 +2721,11 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">query-issue196</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="open-closed">
+      <compilation-unit name="query-issue377">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">query-issue377</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
   </test-group>
   <test-group name="quantifiers">
     <test-case FilePath="quantifiers">
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/NonTaggedFieldAccessByNameResultType.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/NonTaggedFieldAccessByNameResultType.java
index db9d932..6d5880e 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/NonTaggedFieldAccessByNameResultType.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/NonTaggedFieldAccessByNameResultType.java
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@
                     if (t1.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.RECORD) {
                         return (ARecordType) t1;
                     }
+                    if (t1.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.ANY) {
+                        return DefaultOpenFieldType.NESTED_OPEN_RECORD_TYPE;
+                    }
                 }
             }
             default: {